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Gagea pratensis

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Yellow Star of Bethlehem
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Monocots
Order:
Liliales
Family:
Liliaceae
Genus:
Gagea
Species:
G. pratensis
Binomial name
Gagea pratensis
Synonyms[1]
Synonymy

Gagea pratensis, called the Yellow Star-of-Bethlehem,[2] is a European and Mediterranean plant species in the lily family. It is widespread across much of Europe as well as Turkey and Morocco.[1] It was first described to science by Persoon in 1794.[3]

Gagea pratensis is a bulb-forming perennial. Flowers are generally yellow, sometimes with a green stripe along the backside of each tepal.[4]

formerly included[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Naturegate, Yellow Star of Bethlehem, Gagea pratensis
  3. ^ Christiaan Hendrik Persoon. 1794. Annalen der Botanick. ed. Usteri 11: 8l, as Ornithogalum pratense
  4. ^ Altervista Flora Italiana, Cipollaccio giallo dei prati, Gagea pratensis (Pers.) Dumort. includes color photos plus European distribution map
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